EUGENE, Ore.- The
Oregon Ducks women's soccer team defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 4-2 at Pape'
Field after an offensive explosion that saw four different Ducks score. UO is
now 5-2-1 on the season, while Gonzaga falls to 5-5-0. A Pape' Field record
crowd of 897 people was on hand to witness the victory.

The bulldogs got off to a fast start as they lined up in a
unique formation with almost all of their players on the midfield line that led
to an early opportunity. Lauren Luke then scored off of a pass from Heather
Johnson and a throw in by Morgan Manchester in the first minute of the game.

Oregon quickly turned up the pace offensively, and freshman Kristen
Parr scored her sixth goal of the season off of a corner kick pass by Scout
Libke in the 16th minute. Gonzaga answered back right away as Sila
Tuiofea picked up a loose ball and scored on a breakaway in the 19th
minute. Freshman Taylor Boyer tied the game back up in the 38th
minute after making a nice move to get by a defender and firing a shot from
right outside the box. Today was Boyer's second time seeing game action this
season.

"It was disappointing to go out and give up a goal on a set
piece early but I thought that the momentum quickly changed as we went on the
attack," said head coach Tara Erickson. "Offensively, we did a lot of things
right today. Obviously, we will work more defensively to minimize those
chances."

After leading the Bulldogs 13-5 in shots in the first half,
the Ducks continued their offensive domination in the second half as they
outshot their opponent 8-5 and finished with a 21-10 advantage in shots taken.
Oregon also held a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Junior Achijah Berry scored her first goal of the season in
the 53rd minute after gathering a corner kick by Libke that was
deflected by a Bulldog defender. Freshman Mariah Powers also scored her first
goal of the season after making a nifty move to get by a defender scoring from
the right side of the box.

Four Ducks scored in all today, and three players recorded
their first goals of the season. Oregon scored four goals in a game for the
first time since Oct. 29th, 2010 when they defeated Arizona 4-0. In
addition, 22 players saw the field today for Oregon, further demonstrating the
Ducks' advantage in depth.

"I really liked our attack today and scoring goals by so
many different players really showed the depth of what we have up top. We got
an awesome goal by Achijah Berry, obviously you're always going to get a goal
from Kristen Parr, and then we got two goals from two outside backs which again
shows the attacking possibilities of this team. I was pleased overall with the
offensive outcome and the output that we were generating up there today," added
Erickson.

The Ducks stay in Eugene and kick off Pac-12 competition
with a match against the Colorado Buffaloes on Friday at 4:00 p.m. The game
will be broadcast nationally by the Pac-12 Network.